Hometown News • Thursday, September 17, 2020 • Page 3
“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Happenings Sometimes I find myself wondering what subject would be interesting for my readers. I sit back and try to mentally relive my life experiences. Some of them seem so ordinary that they wouldn’t be of interest to anyone. Some are so dumb that I am hesitating to talk about them. Dumb things include the time I built my first sling-shot. I went out to the woods and found part of a hazel-bush stem that appeared to be the right size and a perfect Y to do the job. When I got home Pa said it would do the job if I was shooting elephants. He suggested that I take my jack-knife and remove the bark and some of the outside wood layers to make it less bulky. He also suggested groves on both tips to hold the strips of rubber cut from an old tire tube. I then found an old shoe to cut a pouch for the rocks I would be shooting. After many adjustments to the length of the rubber strips, the weapon was actually quite accurate. I was imagining the squirrels and gophers I would gather. The first hunt included collecting a pocket-full of ammunition and making sure that Shep was ready to be a part of the big experience. Somehow that day the squirrels were hiding in their secure hiding places. The gophers all hid in their holes and the chipmunks somehow avoided the small stones headed their way. Frustrated, I saw a paper-hornet nest about 75 feet away. It was about 4 feet from the ground and appeared to be an ideal target. I put a couple of shots through the nest, causing the bees to become very agitated. Shep felt that he should investigate what I was shooting at and became covered with stinging bees. After he vainly tried to wipe
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the bees from his head and nose, he came over to me for help, of course he brought the bees with him. I started running and he followed. The result was multiple stings to both of us. Not the successful hunt I had envisioned. In my adult years, I purchased a factory-made sling-shot that was advertised to be fast and accurate. I found that the sling-shot of my youth was maybe not as fast, but it was much more accurate. I wish I had saved it so I could hang it in my office as a conversation starter. Then there was the old sled. Our driveway had a gradual downhill slant, which made it an ideal sledding opportunity. There was a pile of steer hay bales by the barn. I decided that if I shoveled a path through the snow, I could let the sled be stopped by running into the bale pile... It worked great. The point of the sled went about a foot into the bales. One evening, I don’t know why, but I put out my arm to stop myself before I hit the bales. The result was a sharp pain in my lower arm. Mother took me to the local doctors office, who did an X-ray and it showed a broken arm. He and my mother were having a conversation about a happening at school, when the doctor said, “I should look at your arm.” He then put one hand on my elbow and the other on my wrist. He gave a sharp tug and I felt my knees getting weak. The arm was set and I was put in a cast from hand to shoulder. Since it really didn’t cause a great deal of pain, I wasn’t as careful as I should have been and it took 5 days to break the cast. The new cast had a brace from wrist to shoulder. So it, along with some strong words from my parents, made the cast remain serviceable for 6 weeks. The only positive result of this dumb experience was that I learned to become able to use a fork and spoon with my left hand, both for eating and scratching under the cast. Dumb things. I’m sure that you are able to remember some things that you remember from your younger years, but usually not telling others about them. Things like going up the silo to pull up the blower pipes and not saying anything to anyone about how scared you were looking down into the deep hole on one side and hoping that the silo ladder was secure on the other side. You almost felt like giving the ground a hug when the job
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The family of Harriet Walburn wishes to express our thanks to Pastor Bitz, Dr. Nathan Brever, Mother of Mercy Nursing Home, Moments Hospice and nurses for the care they gave Harriet. Our thanks to Iten Funeral Home for the wonderful job arranging the funeral and lunch. We are thankful to all who sent flowers, cards and memorials. We appreciate the support and kind words we received from everyone.
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